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About The Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 19??-1984 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1940)
£e¡.tLy ffitzanolii N O W P O S S IB L E B E C A U S E OF 2 0 0 0 OF E F F O R T A N D E X P E R IE N C E HIPPOCRATES KOCH 4 0 0 B.C. physician, Hippocrates, describes correctly 1OQO The German physi- ■ 0046 cian, Robert Koch, discovers the tuberculosis germ. the signs and symptoms of con sumption. Modern doctors no longer wait for signs and symp toms to appear before suspect ing tuberculosis because usual ly there are no signs and symp toms when tuberculosis begins. For 2,000 years doctors had been in the dark as to the cause of this disease, until Koch proved it is caused by germs which can be seen with a microscope If tuber culosis germs can be seen in your sputum, it means that you are a spreader of the disease. AUENBRUGGER PIRQUET An Austrian army I pold F Auenbrugger, I physician, Dr. Leo discovers A V ie n n e se ch il- dren's specialist. Dr. von Pirquet, observes that the presence of tuberculosis germs hidden in the body can be detected by a skin test known as the tuberculin test. The French physician, Dr. Mantoux, im proved Pirquet's method, making the test more reliable. Several million tuberculin tests are now given by physicians each year. that by gentle tapping with the fingers on the chest sounds are revealed which indicate changes in the lung caused by tuberculo sis and other diseases. Napo leon's physician, Dr. Corvissart, made "tapping" (percussion) popular in 1808 and ever since all physicians use it. LAENNEC 1Q qQ F Dr. TheFrenchphysician, IOI René Théophile Hyacinthe Laennec, invents the j stethoscope, the instrument doc tors use for listening to the sounds which air makes when rushing in and out of the lung. The stethoscope is still one of our important diagnostic aids, but physicians today no longer rely on the stethoscope alone in diag nosing early tuberculosis. 1 M1 YEARS F A TRUE STORY Tuberculosis still is the leading cause of death between the ages of 15 and 45 In thousands of high schools and colleges throughout the country, students are being tuber culin-tested and X-rayed when necessary Stories like this one happen every day. Modem parents request that their children be tested because the information the test and the X-ray give may help to prevent future disease. Forewarned is forearmed I Clemens ROENTGEN 1OQE The German profes- IOY3 sor of physics, Wil helm Konrad von Roentgen, dis covers the X-ray. No one fore saw the possibility of using this penetrating ray to discover hid den tuberculosis. Twenty years had to pass before X-ray equip ment was developed that would enable physicians to photograph the faintest shadows cast by dis eased spots in sick lungs. Now the X-ray is our most important diagnostic aid. I No m m in iohn's family haa tuberculosis F John returns to school and ia graduated easily tired loss of weight I h e sx-ficGu ieveGL5 I UAtetcudoSLl BEFORE S u m p to m l GveyieGi S J Z INDIGESTION / c O U G H THAT HANGS ON / PHYSICIANS DEPEND ON THE X-RAY FOR MARINO DIAGNOSIS EARLY Taking X-ray pictures is easily learned but reading them requires the judgment of an experienced physician. It took many years of research before the meaning of the faint shadows on the X-ray film becam e fully understood. The most important recent discov The X-Ray Doesn’t Cure Tuberculosis Reading X-Ray Rims Requires Experience Now the trained e y e can tell from these shadows in what condition the lungs are and where the trouble is located. ery is that some people may have Not It shows only the extent of the disease. O ne X-ray pic ture alone does not show, even to the expert, whether the disease gets worse or better But a series of X-ray pictures, taken periodically, will disclose whether the disease is making headw ay, remaining stationary, or whether healing is taking place. A single n egative exam ination gives no assurance that tuberculosis m ay not develop later. Al Tuberculosis is in the Lungs It may be anywhere, but 9 times out of 10 the lungs are affected Hence chest X-rays tell the story in most cases No two cases of tuberculosis are exactly alike Therefore, each chest X-ray represents its own problem, requiring expert judgment of an experienced physician to interpret it. tuberculosis that cannot be diagnosed by any other method except by the X-ray. Tuberculosis in its early stages is often without signs and symptoms. "Tapping” and "listen ing," even the sputum test, may re veal nothing while attempting to dis cover early tuberculosis. However, a positive tuberculin test means infec tion and the X-ray may reveal the sick spot in the lung before slowly appearing symptoms such as fatigue, loss of weight, indigestion or a cough arouse any suspicion. The X-ray has become an essential part of a lung examination. No chest examination tor tuberculosis is complete without the X-ray. S ch o o l S ommo A g e 19. did not teel sick until a slight hemorrhage occurred. An X-ray ol the chest w as taken Tuberculosis w as discovered Treatment was begun at once The young woman recovered M any physicians now include the chest X-ray as a routine practice with prenatal examinations Tu berculosis is often found in young women She had a positive tuberculin test An X-ray of the chest w as taken. Early tuberculosis was found. This is a typical example of how searching for tuberculosis among apparently healthy peo ple reveals the disease before symptoms appear When found in the early stage the disease is usually curable in a short time <Jlolpoo A g e 25 This man felt well but for a cough which he thought w as due to smoking X-ray shows advanced tuberculosis in both lungs His tuberculosis was found b y a routine X-ray survey of the employees of the mill where he had worked for many years He is now in a state tuberculosis sana torium making a good recovery Well-to-do man, a g e 67 By his own statement was never sick a d a y in his life The X-ray shows chronic tuberculosis of many years standing Sputum full of germs Tuberculosis was discov ered in this man after the tuber culin test had disclosed that his grandchildren had caught" the germs from someone Negro woman, a g e 27. Did not complain of an y sickness but had frequent head colds X-ray shows ad vanced tu b e r c u lo s is T his woman wan found by tracing ttm contacts of a tuberculin-positive child She is now in a county sanatorium, receiving the best of care and making good progress towards recovery
